Winter 2021/2022 - General Discussion

mcburns07 · 22-12-2021 6:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118362012#Comment_118362012

2 seconds more daylight today for my location :D

Gaoth Laidir · 22-12-2021 10:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118360902#Comment_118360902

No GFS pub runs due to COVID.

Pangea · 22-12-2021 10:29pm

Interesting that the reporter on the nine news there said a cold January would make it hard for schools to remain open

Gonzo · 22-12-2021 10:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118363293#Comment_118363293

Maybe the reporter took a peep at the CFS 12z and decided upon himself that it's going to verify!

Shepards Delight · 22-12-2021 11:32pm

The projections that are posted up here are absurd .even at this stage met.ie is outperforming all the weather boffins on here so far this winter . Happy Christmas boffins .☺️

Oscar Bravo · 22-12-2021 11:40pm

Very mild out there tonight with most stations reporting 11 or 12 degrees at 10pm

highdef · 23-12-2021 12:16am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118362272#Comment_118362272

Ah yes but we've already gained about 2 minutes in the evening. The latest sunrises are yet to come.

mcburns07 · 23-12-2021 12:52am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118363742#Comment_118363742

Thanks for that insight. You do realise posters are just describing what the models show at that particular time? They're not forecasts or projections.

odyboody · 23-12-2021 2:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118364432#Comment_118364432

Well said.

Model watching and weather forecasting are 2 very different but related beasts.

Gonzo · 23-12-2021 3:59pm

Today could be almost mistaken for a typical December day in southern Spain. Gin blue skies and feeling warm in the sun. Exceptionally mild.

appledrop · 23-12-2021 9:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118366468#Comment_118366468

Yep it was beautiful, great few hours spent out + about in the park without been cold.

Shepards Delight · 23-12-2021 10:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118366084#Comment_118366084

Yes I took on board all the interesting replies but like most things we can't tell the future so I guess trying to say we will have a potential white Christmas on November 5th by looking at some charts. Means you are giving false hopes these charts are changing while ye sleep .so I think advice would be stick to met.ie would be helpful to ye in 22 .

mcburns07 · 24-12-2021 12:34pm

Incredibly mild today in Cork, very muggy. I see MTC is suggesting we could hit 14-15 on Mon Tue. Met Eireann app has 8-9 so models are obviously still all over the place!

Gonzo · 24-12-2021 1:50pm

If we had the right conditions 15 even 16C is possible next week. Horrible mild drizzle Atlantic muck today. Yesterday was beautifully sunny so the mild was pleasant.

Dazler97 · 24-12-2021 3:18pm

My brother in Vancouver is set for icy cold Conditions and by Monday temperatures by night - 16c and by day - 5c

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cheezums · 24-12-2021 6:43pm

One of the mildest Christmas eves I can remember in Cork. People out and about with no jackets mostly.

mcburns07 · 24-12-2021 7:14pm

I'd much prefer something seasonal, at least it ended up dry and sunny tho 🙂

Beechwoodspark · 24-12-2021 7:16pm

Is it global warming that is bringing such unseasonal temps?

Loughc · 24-12-2021 7:35pm

Wet, windy and mild Christmas. I’d like to say I’m surprised but I’m really not.

24-12-2021 8:22pm

Its actually dropped to 6.2c in Arklow and is foggy

Loughc · 24-12-2021 8:36pm

11.4c here in Dublin. Raging don’t know where I packed away my summer shorts.

mcburns07 · 24-12-2021 8:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118370641#Comment_118370641

Nah it's not that unusual to get mild weather in December. Off the top of my head in recent years Christmas 2011 and 2015 were 12-13 degrees here in Cork.

Danzy · 24-12-2021 8:50pm

Window open to let the heat out.

Gonzo · 24-12-2021 8:55pm

Nothing unusual about 13/14C as we get it most December/Christmas periods. We've only had 2 or 3 cold Decembers since the year 2000 and the last one was 2010. Last December was relatively mild except for the last week. The year before that was the December of 13C day and nights.